Boston Collegiate Charter High School

Boston Collegiate Charter High School
11 Mayhew Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
(617) 265-1172

http://www.bostoncollegiate.org/

The mission of Boston Collegiate Charter School is to prepare each student for college. We offer an academically rigorous college preparatory curriculum to ensure that our students are prepared for college. Most of our graduates will be the first in their families to earn college degrees. The school's educational program is based upon Three Pillars:

1. We believe that creativity flourishes within a structured academic environment.
   Good work cannot occur unless there is a safe and orderly environment in and out of the classroom.
   
2. We have high academic and behavioral expectations.
   High expectations demand significant amounts of extra support before, during, and after school and on Saturdays.
   
3. We know that without great teachers, nothing else matters.
   Teachers must have the time and professional tools and resources to do their jobs effectively.

BCCS fills its enrollment through an open, public lottery for all age-appropriate students in the city of Boston. Students live in all of Boston's 13 neighborhoods, including Mattapan, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Hyde Park. The majority of our students reside in Dorchester and South Boston. An ever-expanding number of students come from neighborhoods throughout the city, including Charlestown, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury. 42% of the student body lives at or below the poverty line. Less than one-third of BCCS parents have attended college. During the 2007-08 academic year, the student body was 27.4% African American, 1.5% Asian, 6.1% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 63.6% White, and 1.0% Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic. Special education services were provided to 16.5% of students.

(Adapted from the BCCS website: http://www.bostoncollegiate.org/ and from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education)